some m-bib problems

[Nigel King <king@dircon.co.uk>]

I have been having some success with m-bib but have noticed some problems.

1. Using
\setuppublications
    [numbering=short,%
    refcommand=short]
The publication list shows the final entry as the reference for all entries.
Thus

ghi03   the publication data for abc01
ghi03   the publication data for def02
ghi03   the publication data for ghi03

2. A previously mentioned bug still appears to be there where (when using
refcommand=num and numbering=yes) a cite[ref1,ref2,ref3] becomes [1-2]
rather than [1-3]. 

Earlier Peter Jander tracked that down to a bug in a macro called
\docompareitems in Syst-ext. The last line should read

\advance\scratchcounter \plusone}
instead of 
\advance\scratchcounter \minusone}

otherwise an already sorted list will be reduced to the first two elements.
I think I am using the updated version

3. Formatting the publication list does not appear to take commands such as
strut=yes. Bibmod.pdf suggests that \setuplist commands should work but not
many seem to. The specific problem I am trying to address is the spacing
between items in the publication list which is variable and much too small
it is like framed with no strut and no \blank.

\setuppublicationlist[after={\blank[medium]}] has helped but it is not
perfect.

4. The publication list has references which are not enclosed in square
brackets. How do I generate a more usual publication list (in the IEEE)
which is enclosed in square brackets?

[1]  first publication
[2]  second publication
Etc.

TIA
-- 
Nigel